Chinese flag

Name of China's national intangible cultural heritage: Zhongfan

Applicant: Xianghe County, Hebei Province

Project No.: 285

Project No.: VI - 3

Time of publication: 2008 (second batch)

Category: traditional sports, recreation and acrobatics

Region: Hebei Province

Type: Extension Project

Applicant: Xianghe County, Hebei Province

Protected by: Xianghe cultural center, Hebei Province

Introduction to Zhongfan (ANTOUTUN Zhongfan)

Applicant: Xianghe County, Hebei Province

Zhongfan is an ancient folk art in China, mainly distributed in Xianghe County, Zhengding County, Hebei Province and Jian'ou City, Fujian Province. It originated in the Tang and Song Dynasties and has a history of more than 1000 years. Zhongfan is composed of flag pole, umbrella, flag, flag face and bell. It has more than ten routines and more than fifty movements. It integrates modeling, appearance and other difficult skills, and has certain entertainment.

ANTOUTUN banner originated in the Sui and Tang Dynasties. It was a folk juggling at the beginning, and then gradually developed a variety of patterns and techniques, and an organized folk performing art group, called "Zhongfan club", mainly spread in ANTOUTUN Town, Xianghe County, Hebei Province.

At present, there are more than one hundred Chinese flag techniques in ANTOUTUN. Among them, the techniques of changing the front banners include more than 30 movements, such as lifting the banners to support the tower, lifting the shoulders to support the tower, shaking the ribs to support the tower, and turning the elbow to support the tower. The techniques of changing the back banners include dozens of movements, such as inserting the sword into the brain, inserting the flower into the brain, and inserting the sword into the left ear to jump the crotch teeth. The performance of Dagu includes 30 tones of Dagu, each of which has a drum score, which can be divided into two categories: continuous beat and picking beat. Flower cymbals can be played with Dangdang and big drum in unison, in singles, or alternately with Dangdang. Flower cymbals also have single and double play, four play, six play, eight play and other performance styles.

With its excellent kung fu, superb skills, breathtaking action, superb acting skills and strong appreciation, the Chinese flag in ANTOUTUN is unique in the folk flower fair. It is a folk entertainment project loved by the local people, and plays an important role in rallying people's hearts, promoting neighborhood harmony and activating the people's cultural life.